Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-06-02
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CHAPTICo, May 81, 1887.
Editors of the Beacon We are credi-
bly, informed that the Post Master of your
town is obtaining signatures 10 a petition
Ia create a new route from Mechanicsyil!e
To Leonardtown, via Morganza, and 10 es-
tablish daily route from River Springs Ia
Mechanicsyille, via Milestown, St Glenn.
ents Bay and Chaptico. We are glad for
the people OF the 9Th district 30 have dai.
" mail and think they should. but not nj
their, ST. Clements Bay, Chaptico and
Budd's Creek, detriment BY such route
as your Post Master suggests. it would take
a letter two days from Budd's Creek 10 be
delivered at Leonardtown. A letter from
River Springs, Milestown and ST. Clements
Bay would have to 90 ali the way 10 Me-
chanicSville 10 be delivered in Leonaritown.
a distance of 40 miles; whereas, they could
be delivered at Leonardtown from ST. Glenn
ent's Bay in one hour, distance of 6 miles.
Vice versa, your BEACON would require
3 days TO reach Budd's. Greek and about a
day and a-half TO reach St Clements BAY.
Milestown and River Springs and letters will
be subject to the same delay. 1t now some
times takes the BEACON and letters a week
b reach here from Leonaritown, and II
this route was put in operation, River SPRINGS
and Budd's Creek would get a letter n
month after date.
We have, as we think, very kindly sug.
gested and are willing TO aid you in GETTING
direct route from Mechanicsyille 10 Leon.
ardtown, via Chsptioo and 81. Clements
Bay. This route would put i'm direct com
municaiion the principal villages in the
county-say Charlotte Hall, Mechanics.
vile, Chaptco, St Clements Bay and
Leonardtown. Budd's Creek connected .,
Chaptico-Riyer Springs and Miles,orn
at ST. Clements Bay. Give Niles.own
and River Springs daily Communicate
with ST. Clements BAY i ali tbey
ask for, and this route puts them s,
direct communication with Leoparltourn
instead OF all the way hound by Mechan-
lcsville. Some say. then the Moroanza
people will be dissatisfied with this ron,e
and don't want % receive their mail direct
from Mechanicsville or Laurel Grnva
either by the California route or snss.;si
connection If this be true, they ara Ill
the trumpeter who killed the hen that 49,
laying him golden egg daily. II serya-l
irom MechanicSville or Laurel Grove they
would receive their mail from one IN two
hours earlier than now by way OF Chan,i.
GO. They may say our mail will not reach
Leonardtown as early. True, but = lp,rer
mailed at M0rganza at IL A. NJ. will reach
Leonardtown by Pm. Then contrast
the small office Of Morganza e. be put in al
rect communication with Ieonarftown. or
. distance Of Is miles-only Norranza 10
be served-iheFeby depriying Rudd' CrSsek
Shaptico, St Clements Bay, AIilestown and
River springs from receiving their county
papers direct-when this can be done IN IL
miles-only II % miles difference.
We think that your printing Offices and
the business men Of Leonardtown s,ss...ist
oppose the Post Masters nesisson. As YOU
should be for the greGless good 70 the great
est number We are willing 70 aid Won
anyway Possible 20 get direct line To your
town, via Chspsico aud 81 Clements, and